Irregular Spanish Verbs

Ir – ‘to go’ is one of the most irregular verbs in the Spanish language and many students encounter the present tense conjugation of it very early on in their studies as it is a very commonly used verb, here is the conjugation of the presente.

Ir Present tense Conjugation

• yo voy – I go
• tú vas – you go (formal singular)
• él/ella va – he/she goes
• usted va – you go (polite singular)
• nosotros/as vamos – we go
• vosotros/as vais - you go (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas van – they go
• ustedes van – you go (polite plural)

Here are some links to the other tenses in which ‘ir’ is irregular:

• Spanish Verb Ir
• Ir Preterite
• Ir Imperfect
• Ir Future Tense (not irregular)
• Ir Subjunctive

Also, you may be interested in downloading a full conjugation sheet from the main website from this location:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

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The preterite tense is one of those tenses that seems to be irregular no matter which verb you are learning…unfortunately, the Spanish verb ‘ir’ is no exception!

Ir conjugated in the Preterite tense

• yo fui - I went
• tú fuiste – you went (formal singular)
• él/ella fue – he/she went
• usted fue – you went (polite singular)
• nosotros/as fuimos – we went
• vosotros/as fuisteis – you went (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas fueron – they went
• ustedes fueron – you went (polite plural)

The confusion with the preterite conjugation of ir doesn’t end there either…for those of you that are quite astute in noticing that the preterite of ir is conjugated exactly the same as the preterite conjugation of ser – ‘to be’ congratulations.

My initial thought when starting to study both of these verbs was that there was some kind of misprint but that isn’t the case.

For a full explanation of the difference between ser and ir in the preterite and how they are used check out a previous post of mine ‘How to Conjugate Ser in the Preterite Tense‘ where all is explained!

Here are some further links to tenses in which ‘ir’ has irregularities:

Spanish Verb Ir
Ir Present Tense
Ir Imperfect
Ir Future Tense
Ir Subjunctive

You can download a full conjugation sheet of ‘ir’ from the main website at the following location:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

Learning the different conjugations of a highly irregular verb such as ir is not an easy task and many students have difficulties doing so…if you are one of them check out my Verbarrator review it really is the best piece of software for helping students to learn Spanish verbs…and I can personally vouch for that!

The imperfect tense is one of the two past tenses used most often in Spanish the other being the preterite, the Spanish verb ir is irregular in both of them and is one of only three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense!

Here is how ir is conjugated in the imperfect.

The Imperfect tense of Ir

• yo iba – I used to go
• tú ibas – you used to go (formal singular)
• él/ella iba – he/she used to go
• usted iba – you used to go (polite singular)
• nosotros/as ibamos – we used to go
• vosotros/as ibais – you used to go (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas iban – they used to go
• ustedes iban – you used to go (polite plural)

*Remember that the imperfect tense is used to describe an incomplete, without a definite beginning or end otherwise the preterite is used.

Here are some further links to tenses in which ‘ir’ has irregularities:

Spanish Verb Ir
Ir Present Tense
Ir Preterite
Ir Future Tense
Ir Subjunctive

For a full conjugation sheet of ‘ir’ please visit the main website at the following location where you will be able to download a free sheet:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

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The future tense of the Spanish verb ‘ir’ is something of an anomaly as it is one of the only two tenses that ir is not irregular in, the other being the conditional.

Ir Future Tense Conjugation

• yo iré – I will go
• tú irás – you will go (formal singular)
• él/ella irá – he/she will go
• usted irá – you will go (polite singular)
• nosotros/as iremos – we will go
• vosotros/as iréis – you will go (formal plural)
• ellos/ellas irán – they will go
• ustedes irán – you will go (polite plural)

For information about tenses in which ‘ir’ has irregularities, and to learn a little more about this highly irregular verb visit the links below:

Spanish Verb Ir
Ir Present Tense
Ir Preterite
Ir Imperfect Tense
Ir Subjunctive

If you would like a complete conjugation sheet of the Spanish verb ‘ir’ please take a wander over to the main site and you will be able to download one from the following location completely free:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

If, like many other students of Spanish, you are experiencing difficulties learning the conjugations of Spanish verbs such as ‘ir’, check out my review of the Verbarrator. I cannot explain how much this program helped my family grasp verb conjugation…extremely effective and easy and enjoyable to use…costs nothing to have a look!

Hasta Luego

The Spanish subjunctive is often confusing to many students as it is a mood that is hardly ever used in English yet in Spanish it’s use is common, however the purpose of this specific post is not to explain the use of the subjunctive in Spanish but to look at the verb ir subjunctive conjugation which is completely irregular! Here are the conjugations of the subjunctive tenses for ir.

Present Subjunctive Ir Conjugation

yo vaya – I go
tú vays – you go (formal singular)
él/ella vaya – he/she go
usted vaya – you go (polite singular)
nosotros/as vayamos - we go
vosotros/as vayáis – you go (formal plural)
ellos/ellas vayan – they go
ustedes vayan – you go (polite plural)

Ir Imperfect Subjunctive

yo fuera or fuese - I used to go
tú fueras or fueses – you used to go (formal singular)
él/ella fuera or fuese – he/she used to go
usted fuera or fuese – you used to go (polite singular)
nosotros/as fuéramos or fuésemos – we used to go
vosotros/as fuerais or fueseis – you used to go (formal plural)
ellos/ellas fueran or fuesen – they used to go
ustedes fueran or fuesen – you used to go (polite plural)

*Please note the imperfect tense has a double set of forms, the “-ra” and the “-se” forms, which can be interchanged most of the time.

Ir Future Subjunctive Conjugation

yo fuere – I will go
tú fueres – you will go (formal singular)
él/ella fuere – he/she will go
usted fuere – you will go (polite singular)
nosotros/as fuéremos – we will go
vosotros/as fuereis – you will go (formal plural)
ellos/ellas fueren – they will go
ustedes fueren – you will go (polite plural)

*Note that the future tense in the subjunctive is rarely used today, but you may find it appearing in old books etc.

For information about tenses in which ‘ir’ has irregularities, and to learn a little more about this highly irregular verb visit the links below:

Spanish Verb Ir
Ir Present Tense
Ir Preterite
Ir Imperfect Tense
Ir Future Tense

If you would like a complete conjugation sheet of the Spanish verb ‘ir’ please take a wander over to the main site and you will be able to download one from the following location completely free:

http://www.irregularspanishverbs.com/ir.html

If, like many other students of Spanish, you are experiencing difficulties learning the conjugations of Spanish verbs such as ‘ir’, check out my review of the Verbarrator. I cannot explain how much this program helped my family grasp verb conjugation…extremely effective and easy and enjoyable to use…costs nothing to have a look!

Hasta Luego